2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

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Tontine Coffee House, N.Y.C.
ca. 1797
1907.32
oil on linen, lined to fiberglass
Artist/Maker: Francis Guy

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Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), Havell plate no. 186

Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), Havell plate no. 186
Title
Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), Havell plate no. 186
Date 
1824
Related People 
Artist/Maker: John James Audubon
Medium 
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, black chalk, and gouache with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions 
Paper: 25 1/8 x 36 1/16 in. (63.8 x 91.6 cm) Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Description 
Female, lower left; males, upper left and right
Credit Line 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number 
1863.17.186
Gallery Label 
The background flora has been identified as Michigan lily (Lilium michiganese)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.